1 Samuel 17-19: Without a Sword in His Hand

David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. - 1 Sam. 17: 45-46 NIV

So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him. - 1 Sam. 17: 50

It didn't take much or David to slay the giant, Goliath.  Just a small stone and the knowledge that it was God who was in charge.  It had nothing to do with size or strength or the effectiveness of the enemies weapons because it was the Lord's battle and the Lord always wins.  It may not always seem that way, but make no mistake, God is always victorious.  Whenever battles were lost by God's people, it was because God willed it to be so. 

There is no questioning God's power and ultimate victory.  Instead we need to question what we are arming ourselves with.  Are we arming ourselves with what appear to be powerful weapons or the name of the Lord.  The Lord's name will always be victorious. Both David and the writer of Hebrews knew that the name of the Lord was the only weapon that could slay the giant.  For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.- Hebrews 4:12 KJV

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